Frances Bean Cobain: everything you need to know about Kurt's daughter
18 August 2024, 17:00 | Updated: 30 September 2024, 14:05
The daughter of the late Nirvana frontman celebrates her birthday on 18th August. Find out her net worth, the meaning of her name and more.
Frances Bean Cobain turns 32 years old on 18th August 2024.
She's known for being the daughter of the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole rocker Courtney Love, but how much do you really know about her?
Get a deep dive into Frances Bean Cobain below, including her net worth, ex-husband, her relationship and children, plus the significance of her name and more.
How old is Frances Bean Cobain and when was she born?
Frances Bean was born on 18 August 1992 and celebrates her 32nd birthday in 2024.
When Frances Bean turned 30, she shared a heartfelt post on Instagram, which read: "30 !!!
"I made it! Honestly, 20 year old Frances wasn’t sure that was going to happen. At the time, an intrinsic sense of deep self loathing dictated by insecurity, destructive coping mechanisms & more trauma than my body or brain knew how to handle, informed how I saw myself and the world; through a lens of resentment for being brought into a life that seemingly attracted so much chaos and the kind of pain tied to grief that felt inescapable.
"Then, an event on a plane which brought me closer in proximity to death is ironically the event that catapulted me towards running at this lived experience with radical gratitude. I’m glad to have proven myself wrong & to have found ways to transform pain into knowledge."
She concluded: "Entering this new decade I hope to stay soft no matter how hardening the world can feel at times, bask in the present moment with reverence, shower the people I am lucky enough to love with more appreciation than words could ever do justice & hold space to keep learning, so the growth never stops.
"I’m happy to be here & I’m happy you’re here too."
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Who is Frances Bean Cobain named after?
Frances Bean was named after Frances McKee, the guitarist for the Scottish indie pop duo The Vaselines. They named her 'Bean' because Kurt Cobain thought she resembled a kidney bean on the ultrasound.
How old was Frances Bean when Kurt Cobain died?
Frances Bean Cobain was only 19 months old when her father Kurt Cobain died on 5 April 1994.
Who was Frances Bean Cobain married to?
Frances Cobain was married to Isaiah Silva from 2014-2017. Kurt Cobain's famous MTV Unplugged guitar became the centre of their divorce battle when Silva claimed Cobain gave him the instrument as a gift.
According to TMZ - who claimed to read the judgement documents - Frances allowed Silva to keep the 1959 Martin D 18E on the condition that Silva's new girlfriend vacates the couple's LA house, which now belongs to Cobain under the property settlement.
Who is Frances Bean Cobain married to now?
Frances Bean is married to Riley Hawk the son of 90s pro skateboarder Tony Hawk.
The pair had been dating since 2021 and went 'public' when Cobain shared images of herself and Riley on a New Year's post on her Instagram.
Does Francis Bean have children?
Frances Bean and Riley Hawk welcomed their first chid Ronan on the 17th of September. At the end of the month they shared the news with a series of photos, alongside the caption: "Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk 🩵
"Welcome to the world most beautiful son. We love you more than anything".
What is Frances Bean Cobain's net worth?
Frances Bean is thought to have a total net worth of approximately $200 million (£145.4 m), according to Celebrity Net Worth, most of which was waiting for her when she turns 30. People magazine reported that Frances also receives nearly $100,000 (£72.6k) a month from her father's estate.
Speaking on the RuPaul podcast, What’s The Tee? in 2019, Cobain’s daughter admitted that she hadn’t had a huge amount of good advice on how to deal with the estate.
She did, however, admit that she’d got a lot better with money: "I’d like to say that within the last two years I have taken real accountability for every single thing, talking to the people in charge of my money and having in-depth meetings as well as recognising that you don’t have to live lavishly in order to live well.
"Like, it’s not necessary to have UberXX or whatever it is every single time you are going five minutes away. Get the Uber economy if you are going ten minutes away, it’s okay, it’s alright."
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